The Governing Council of the Region of Murcia declared of cultural interest with the category of 'monument' to the Cross of Cehegín, discovered amongst the ancient ruins of the Roman-Visigothic Begastri.

Monogramática Cross was made of bronze in the late sixth century and belongs to the time when the episcopal see of Cartagena was transferred into the Diocese, for reasons of insecurity in coastal areas. The shape of the Cross, although Latin character, inspired by the Greek tradition. Another of its main features is that it is the only complete specimen of its kind in the region and that, in turn, is part of a very small collection at the national level, among which are the crosses of Cortijo de Iscar, in Baena, and Cullera.

Its decoration, on both sides, suggests that was made to be moved in procession and lead parades, chaired by Bishop begastrense, and remain in a prominent place in the presbytery at other times, as is currently done with the crosses processions.

The cross found the trench by a worker for the passage of the platform of the railway line on the slopes of Begastri. It is said that women's labor was going to sell to a scrap dealer at the time the mayor was bought by a bigger than emonumento pedia, staying on your property without much significance until it was located by former history student, Miguel San Nicolas del Toro.

The Bronze Cross is 39.5 cm high and 31.8 cm wide at the arms. Monogramático disk has 3.7 cm in diameter. Van lambas faces decorated with incised dot inside the circle. The two dolphins were probably linked to the cross on top of a diagonal with 21 and 20 cm in length. Link chains are 13.8 cm and the other 17 cm. Omega Point is 7.5 X 3.5 cm, and the Alfa with broken crossbar 5.5 X 4.5 cm and 3x5 cm Rho. The incisions and drawings in the eyes of the dolphins are on both sides, so you can see it is to see the Cross in every way.

Has parallels with the crosses of Burguillos, Santa Elena de Jaén, and Cortijo de Iscar de Baena, all these crosses is necessary to locate between centuries IV to VI.

The Fish is the early Christian sacred symbol. The two fish represent duality. Jesus chose twelve fishermen as his apostles to follow him and preach the Gospel.

Dolphins have saved the eye and tear representing the key of life, symbolizing the triumph of life over death, is the symbol of reincarnation and the immortality of the mysteries of nature, symbol of life eternal.

The Crismon, is a circle, which acts as a sun symbol, which speaks of Christ as Sol Invictus, also represents Zeus (God), which reinforces its triumphant character, the alpha and omega, the beginning and end of all things inside the monogram lies with the two initial letters of the word Christos (Xristos), X (chi) and P (rho), literal symbol for Christianity since the time of Constantine the Great, according to the prophecy: "In hoc signo vinces." The rho, has the same meaning solar, the sun is highest in the world-axis or on reference of the Gospel, "the eye of the needle," or "narrow gate" - can be summarized by saying that is the output the cosmos, the fruit of Christ's redemption.

This represents the triumph of Christianity in the world Earthman, according to data provided the CROSS of Begastri is the beginning of the sixth century.